Division I · Southeastern Conference
University of Tennessee, Knoxville Men's Cross Country
Knoxville, TN · the Volunteers · University of Tennessee, Knoxville overview
1000
APR
100% of players retained
46%
Admitted
top quarter for selectivity
University of Tennessee, Knoxville fields a men's cross country team in the Southeastern Conference (NCAA Division I). The team's multi-year Academic Progress Rate is 1000, about the median of 990, with 100% of players retained year to year. The school gave $12,260,488 in athletic aid across its men's teams, about $31,928 per roster spot.
Among Division I men's cross country programs
Where this program sits against its 314 peers (percentile; the tick is the median).
Team budgets across the division
Roster sizes (cap 17)
The program
- Division I roster cap17 from 2025-26
- Academic Progress Rate1000 multi-year; 1000 latest
- Players retained100% year to year
- Eligible100% of player-terms
- Athletic aid, men's teams$12,260,488 school-wide
- Aid per roster spot$31,928 across men's teams
- Recruiting spend, men's$3,734,226 school-wide
Coaching staff
| Name | Title | |
|---|---|---|
| Justin Duncan head coach | Head Coach | On file · sign in |
| Baylee Mires | Assistant Coach (Distance) | On file · sign in |
| Mackenzie Landa | Director of Operations | On file · sign in |
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Recruiting timing
- Coaches may first contact youJune 15 after sophomore year
- Your own emailsAny time the rule limits what coaches send back
- High-school cross country players241,565 2024-25
- Division I roster spots854 314 programs
- Odds of a spot1 in 280 0.35% of high-school players hold a Division I roster spot
General NCAA rule for Division I; the men's cross country recruiting guide has the date for each grad year, the eligibility checklist and what to put in a first email.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →28,883undergraduates · 36,304 students in all
Women 55% Men 45%
- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →46%admitted · of 50,488 applicants
SAT middle 50%1190 – 1340
ACT middle 50%25 – 31
- Test scores
- Scores required
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 73%
Men's Cross Country
Full picture →Academic Progress Rate1000
100% of players kept year to year
- Athletic aid, men's teams
- $12,260,488
- Recruiting spend, men's
- $3,734,226
Cost
Full picture →$20,885net price · after grants, aided first-years
Net price by family income
- Tuition & fees
- $13,484 in-state · $31,974 out
Campus safety
Full picture →1.37violent offences per 1,000 · students a year, 2022–2024
- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 93 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 27 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →28%of bachelor's degrees in business · 24 fields · Bachelor's, Doctorate, Master's
Research University of Tennessee, Knoxville
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Men's Cross Country programThe programPeers, percentiles, nearby programs, comparisonsRankingsWhere it standsEvery list this school is on, nationally and in its divisionAdmissions46% admittedSAT/ACT ladders, test policy, graduationCost & aid$20,885 net priceSticker vs net price by family income, athletic aidMajorsBusiness · 28%Every field and program with degrees awardedCampusCity · 28,883Setting, who is on campus, housing costs, servicesCampus safety1.37 violent / 1,000Three years of reported offences against the divisionAthleticsEvery teamThe whole department: every team, staff and aid
Men's Cross Country programs within 150 miles
| School | Miles | Roster | Budget | APR | Admitted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville College (Tennessee) Division III · Southern Athletic Association | 14 | 10 | $47k | — | 66% | |
| Carson-Newman University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 27 | 8 | $30k | — | 68% | |
| Lincoln Memorial University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 46 | — | — | — | 59% | |
| Western Carolina University Division I · Southern Conference | 61 | — | — | 971 | 87% | |
| Tusculum University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 67 | 7 | $55k | — | 60% | |
| Young Harris College Division II · Conference Carolinas | 71 | — | — | — | 64% | |
| Lee University Division II · Gulf South Conference | 76 | — | — | — | 72% | |
| Mars Hill University Division II · South Atlantic Conference | 77 | — | — | — | 78% | |
| University of North Carolina Asheville Division I · Big South Conference | 80 | — | — | 985 | 94% | |
| Brevard College Division III · USA South Athletic Conference | 83 | 7 | $29k | — | 40% | |
| Warren Wilson College Division III · Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference | 86 | 7 | $7k | — | 78% | |
| Tennessee Technological University Division I · Southern Conference | 89 | 8 | $223k | 993 | 83% |
Other men's cross country programs in the Southeastern Conference
| School | Roster | Budget | Per player | APR | Compare | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderbilt University room for 5 | 12 | $550k | $45,800 | — | vs | |
| University of Tennessee, Knoxville | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| Auburn University | — | — | — | 987 | vs | |
| Louisiana State University | — | — | — | 997 | vs | |
| Texas A&M University, College Station | — | — | — | 985 | vs | |
| University of Alabama | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of Arkansas, Fayetteville | — | — | — | 989 | vs | |
| University of Florida | — | — | — | 992 | vs | |
| University of Georgia | — | — | — | 981 | vs | |
| University of Kentucky | — | — | — | 976 | vs | |
| University of Mississippi | — | — | — | 1000 | vs | |
| University of Missouri, Columbia | — | — | — | 986 | vs | |
| University of Oklahoma | — | — | — | 979 | vs | |
| University of Texas at Austin | — | — | — | 990 | vs |
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